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River

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "River"

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Word	Definition
riverbednoun	(hydrology) The path where a river runs, or where a river once ran; the bottom earthen part of a river, not including the riverbanks.
watershednoun	(hydrology, US, Canada) A region of land within which water flows down into a specified body, such as a river, lake, sea, or ocean; a drainage basin.
estuarynoun	A coastal water body where ocean tides and river water merge, resulting in a brackish water zone.
catchmentnoun	(often attributive) Any structure or land feature which catches and holds water; the collection of such water.
fluvial	Of, pertaining to, inhabiting, or produced by the action of a river or stream.
watercoursenoun	Any channel, either natural or artificial, through which water flows.
ripariannoun	(chiefly law) A person or other entity that lives or owns property along the shore of a river.
aquaticnoun	Any aquatic plant.
streamnoun	Any steady flow or succession of material, such as water, air, radio signal or words.
riverine	Of or pertaining to rivers, or located on or by a river; inhabiting a river or its surrounds.
lakenoun	A large, landlocked stretch of water or similar liquid.
channelnoun	Something through which another thing passes; a means of conveying or transmitting.
riverbanknoun	A sloped side of a river acting as a barrier between the water and level ground to either side.
estuarine	Of or pertaining to an estuary.
valleynoun	An elongated depression cast between hills or mountains, often with a river flowing through it.
nullahnoun	(chiefly South Asia) A stream-bed, ravine, or other watercourse; a drain for rain or floodwater.
creeknoun	(Australia, New Zealand, Canada, US) A stream of water, typically a stream of freshwater smaller than a river; in Australia, also used of river-sized bodies of water.
shorenoun	Land adjoining a non-flowing body of water, such as an ocean, lake or pond.
littoralnoun	The zone of a coast between high tide and low tide levels.
waterfrontnoun	The land alongside a body of water.